What does 2019 hold for the #retail industry? Explore 6 strategies that could help #retailers position themselves for success. To stay competitive, many retailers have shifted their investment strategy over the last 10 to 20 years. They have moved from growth via new stores to growth via big investments in …
The global luxury goods market displayed positive growth despite the backdrop of a decelerated global economy. What does 2019 hold for the industry? #GlobalPowers. Digitization and growing millennials and Gen Z define the future. The report discusses the trends and issues that are driving the luxury industry. It suggests why …
I came across a fantastic article written by George Spalding, on SearchCIO earlier this year. He paints a very accurate picture of what that first day, or first encounter, looks like, between the new CIO and his internal customers. You would think the CIO’s first meeting would be to highlight …
On my morning commute, a commercial from KanDenko appeared across the Yamanote line train car’s video screens (all 28 of them). For the few of us on the train that didn’t have our eyes glued to our phone screens, we appeared to be mesmerized by the ad playing. The name …
A great infographic comparing the more traditional “operational CIO” to what many leading companies need today, the “strategic CIO”. I find that there are far too many operational CIOs, and the 80/20 budget rule (80% maintenance / 20% innovation) is still the status quo for most companies. Whether the CIO …
Over the years, having held management positions in global companies, I’ve come to learn a few things about managing remote employees. Specifically, how to best motivate remote employees and how to keep them engaged and active as a key contributor to the global organization. Senior managers at global headquarters are …
One of the books on my recommended reading list is “Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works” by Roger Martin and A.G. Lafley. It’s a very interesting read and I highly recommend it. Roger Martin and A.G. Lafley talk through their experiences at P&G and explain what strategy is for (winning), and …
I have recently become addicted to this app/online tool called Evernote. I decided it was finally time to consolidate some of my files stored on Dropbox, Google Drive, my personal file server, and my laptop. We have so many options these days when it comes to digital tools, we start …
I moved all my personal websites over to DigitalOcean, and it feels good! If time had allowed, I would have done it sooner. But then again, companies like DigitalOcean did not exist until recently. So what is DigitalOcean? DigitalOcean is a cloud hosting provider built on simplicity and community (similar …
Yelp and Tripadvisor are probably getting a bit worried about Google pushing their map service more and more (or at least they should be). Google Maps already has pretty much, every known business on the planet listed. Try it out, search the name of an establishment with the name of the city …
Over the years, having held management positions in global companies, I’ve come to learn a few things about managing remote employees. Specifically, how to best motivate remote employees and how to keep them engaged and active as a key contributor to the global organization.
If you haven’t heard of Gap Minder, be sure to check out this very cool online tool. Gap Minder helps you visualize various data sets to better understand the world around you. In their words, “We are a modern museum that helps to make the world understandable, using the Internet.” …
Do you have a strong password? How strong is it exactly? Check out this cool online tool, which will give you a rough idea of how long it would take to crack your password. Here is the link: https://howsecureismypassword.net/
I’ve been having some fun playing around with jQuery a bit lately, and I thought it would be cool to create a world map to visually show which countries I have visited. I came across jQuery Vector Maps (http://jqvmap.com/). It’s well documented and very easy to configure to your liking. …
